2004 ASC 19th Technical Conference Recap – Atlanta, GA

By Navid Zobeiry, Communications Editor, American Society for Composites, Last updated: May 11, 2025

The ASC/ASTM-D30 Joint 19th Annual Technical Conference was held from October 17–20, 2004, at the Hilton Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology. The event was co-organized by the American Society for Composites and ASTM Committee D30.

The conference was chaired by Prof. Erian Armanios (Georgia Tech) and co-chaired by Dr. James Reeder (NASA Langley Research Center). With 134 papers presented, the technical program featured five parallel sessions and highlighted developments in both fundamental and applied aspects of composite materials research.

For more details:

• List of 2004 Conference Papers
• Official Conference Program (PDF)

Plenary and Featured Lectures

• Prof. Abdul-Hamid Zureick (Georgia Tech) – Recent Advancement in Composites for Infrastructure
• Dr. C. T. Sun (Purdue University) – ASTM-D30 Wayne Stinchcomb Lecture: Issues of Size in Composites
• Dr. Takashi Ishikawa (JAXA) – Overview of Research in Japan’s Advanced Composites Evaluation Technology Center

Student Poster Competition

The conference featured twelve student posters, with significant participation from Georgia Tech. Research topics focused heavily on carbon nanotube and nanocomposite materials for structural and energy applications, along with studies in durability, thermal conductivity, and manufacturing processes.

Session Topics Covered

The program covered a wide range of topics, grouped into sessions such as:

• Nanotechnology
• Manufacturing and Processing
• Fracture and Failure
• Embedded Sensors
• Composite Design
• Numerical Methods
• Impact and Energy Absorption
• Testing Methods
• High-Performance Automotive Composites
• Environmental and Transport Properties
• Infrastructure and Biocomposites
• Micromechanics and Modeling
• Sandwich and Textile Composites
• Aging and Durability
• Joining, Nanoscale Materials, Education

In addition, ASTM Technical Division sessions were held on topics such as durability, analysis, applications, manufacturing, and education.

Organizing Committee

• Conference Chair: Prof. Erian Armanios (School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology)
• Conference Co-Chair: Dr. James Reeder (Mechanics and Durability Branch, NASA Langley Research Center)